RG3 2DN

Southcote · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG30 2DN 0 m
RG30 2DW 37 m
RG30 2AE 49 m
RG30 2DL 58 m
RG30 2DH 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 2DN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 2
Latitude
51.449866
Longitude
-0.996781
British National Grid easting
469,809
British National Grid northing
172,797

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Southcote · E05013876
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00082792
Lower layer super output area
Reading 013D · E01016392
Middle layer super output area
Reading 013 · E02003401

Postcode source versions

Explore RG3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
51
Secondary
13
  1. St Edward's Prep

    Other independent school

    325 m
  2. Cranbury College

    Academy alternative provision converter

    357 m
  3. The WREN School

    Free schools

    398 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,287
  • Anti social behaviour 540
  • Public order 483
  • Other theft 456
  • Shoplifting 419

GP practices

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

    WESTERN ELMS LODGE, WESTERN ELMS AVENUE, READING, RG30 1AT

    ODS code K81062

    727 m

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

    80 WENSLEY ROAD, COLEY PARK, READING, RG1 6DN

    ODS code K81636

    882 m

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    1.2 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    1.5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code K81081

    1.6 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, BROAD ST HC, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code Y02476

    1.6 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    2.0 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    2.1 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.3 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    2.6 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    2.6 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    2.9 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE, 9-11 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HE

    ODS code K81605

    3.2 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    3.4 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    3.4 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    4.1 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Southcote Road

    BCT · Southcote

    0.1 miles
  • Southcote Road

    BCT · Southcote

    0.1 miles
  • Cranbury Road

    BCT · Tilehurst Road

    0.1 miles
  • Cranbury Road

    BCT · Tilehurst Road

    0.1 miles
  • Parkside Road

    BCT · Prospect Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 013D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,044 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

87 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Edward's Prep is the nearest published school at 325 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 460.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,287 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.